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Joe Oakie(1901-1983)

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Joe Oakie was born on 15 June 1901 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Once Upon a Horse... (1958), Broadway Big Shot (1942) and Norwood (1970). He died on 15 July 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 15, 1901
DiedJuly 15, 1983(82)
BornJune 15, 1901
DiedJuly 15, 1983(82)
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Known for

Once Upon a Horse... (1958)
Once Upon a Horse...
5.8
  • Fireman
  • 1958
Ralph Byrd, Stubby Kruger, and Virginia Vale in Broadway Big Shot (1942)
Broadway Big Shot
  • Sneaky
  • 1942
Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Meredith MacRae, and Joe Namath in Norwood (1970)
Norwood
5.3
  • Tilmon Fring
  • 1970
Greer Garson and Florenz Ames in Telephone Time (1956)
Telephone Time
7.0
TV Series
  • Actor

Credits

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Actor

  • Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Meredith MacRae, and Joe Namath in Norwood (1970)
    Norwood
    5.3
    • Tilmon Fring
    • 1970
  • Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming in Alias Jesse James (1959)
    Alias Jesse James
    6.4
    • Man in Bar (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Once Upon a Horse... (1958)
    Once Upon a Horse...
    5.8
    • Fireman
    • 1958
  • Greer Garson and Florenz Ames in Telephone Time (1956)
    Telephone Time
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 1957
  • Ann Blyth, John Ericson, and Edmund Purdom in The Student Prince (1954)
    The Student Prince
    6.5
    • Inn Patron (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Joan Davis, Jack Haley, Martha Holliday, Gene Krupa, and Ethel Smith in George White's Scandals (1945)
    George White's Scandals
    5.7
    • Stagehand (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Chic Johnson, Grace McDonald, and Ole Olsen in See My Lawyer (1945)
    See My Lawyer
    6.5
    • Side Show Performer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Venise Grove, Dickie Moore, Tina Thayer, Gerra Young, and Don Gallaher in Jive Junction (1943)
    Jive Junction
    5.3
    • Hollywood Bowl Guard (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Ralph Byrd, Stubby Kruger, and Virginia Vale in Broadway Big Shot (1942)
    Broadway Big Shot
    • Sneaky
    • 1942
  • Myrna Loy, William Powell, Richard Hall, Sam Levene, and Asta in Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
    Shadow of the Thin Man
    7.2
    • Spider Webb (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 15, 1901
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • July 15, 1983
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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